# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=85

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## [Extruding deleting parts of sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-deleting-parts-of-sketch/30984)

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**Author:** [@caralillix](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/caralillix)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-deleting-parts-of-sketch/30984 "2024-06-04T22:00:19Z")

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any ideas why when extruding certain parts of my sketch, it deletes other parts of my sketch? I’ve even had it delete things on other sketches on the same file even when they are not selected or close together. I’ve been…

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## [Option to Hide Measurement Tab](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/option-to-hide-measurement-tab/32262)

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**Author:** [@brentchula](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brentchula)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/option-to-hide-measurement-tab/32262 "2024-06-04T21:54:39Z")

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Solve: Measurement tab taking up too much useable design space on screen. Increase in productivity. Why: I cast Shapr3D to screens in my shop to build furniture. Seeing current measurements while creating on full screen…

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## [Editing multiple bodies in same project](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-multiple-bodies-in-same-project/32300)

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**Author:** [@gyzz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gyzz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-multiple-bodies-in-same-project/32300 "2024-06-04T18:00:48Z")

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Let’s say you have 20 identical bodies several places in a project and have to edit them all. Is it possible to have them all linked to a master, which edited would update them all?

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## [Extrude dwg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-dwg/30911)

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**Author:** [@Dustin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dustin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-dwg/30911 "2024-06-04T16:10:32Z")

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I just use shapr3D, don’t know why I I select a part of my sketch to extrude the rest of the draw will disappear Is it my dwg file have some bug? Thanks a lot

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## [Help with rail and loft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-rail-and-loft/32297)

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**Author:** [@Dysaniaprops](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dysaniaprops)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-rail-and-loft/32297 "2024-06-04T04:54:31Z")

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Im currently having issues with the tip of the moon. I used loft but it ends up looking odd where the new and old loft connect. Im not sure how to go about that part besides rails and loft. Any tips re appreciated !

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## [How to turn visualisation off?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-turn-visualisation-off/19280)

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**Author:** [@Andrew1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Andrew1)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-turn-visualisation-off/19280 "2024-06-04T04:40:12Z")

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How do I get visualisation off my screen ? all I wanted was a simple colour change to a body and now I have a visualisation pane on the right that will not go away. Is this a Mac only problem ?

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## [How to create organic shapes?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-organic-shapes/31939)

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**Author:** [@Dysaniaprops](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dysaniaprops)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-organic-shapes/31939 "2024-06-03T21:41:07Z")

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I’m trying to recreate this staff and I’m currently struggling with the middle part. I’m trying with loft and guided rails, but I’m having a lot of issues with the rails. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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## [New Folder and Options menu greyed out](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-folder-and-options-menu-greyed-out/32258)

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**Author:** [@Shaun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shaun)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-folder-and-options-menu-greyed-out/32258 "2024-06-03T09:46:31Z")

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Not sure how long ago this change took place but the New Folder icon and the options icon next to it are always greyed out. They’re usable but I’m presuming they’re not supposed to be dark in the same way that other icon…

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## [Can an webviewer link be used for marketing on a website?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-an-webviewer-link-be-used-for-marketing-on-a-website/32286)

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**Author:** [@Henx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Henx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-an-webviewer-link-be-used-for-marketing-on-a-website/32286 "2024-06-03T04:19:39Z")

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Hi, Can 3D models be used for marketing purposes with Webviewer? Or can webviewer link also be used at exhibited show if it is turned into a QR code? Example, Ikea, it is possible to view a product in 3D and use AR to…

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## [Warning when deleting Sketches in new version](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/warning-when-deleting-sketches-in-new-version/31526)

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**Author:** [@Steve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steve)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/warning-when-deleting-sketches-in-new-version/31526 "2024-06-02T22:18:34Z")

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I think it would be very helpful to give a warning when attempting to delete a sketch with associated bodies. For those of us who don’t always read the release notes for new versions of the program (primarily just human …

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## [USDZ exports no transparency informations](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/usdz-exports-no-transparency-informations/32245)

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**Author:** [@Muffel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Muffel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/usdz-exports-no-transparency-informations/32245 "2024-06-02T21:06:22Z")

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After exporting visualized models as a USDZ-file, the transparency informations get lost.

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## [Linked independent sketches in the same plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/linked-independent-sketches-in-the-same-plane/30201)

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**Author:** [@Pggirvin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pggirvin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/linked-independent-sketches-in-the-same-plane/30201 "2024-06-02T21:01:41Z")

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I would like to be able to have multiple independent sketches in the same plane, that can be geometrically linked. The problem that this feature will solve: In order to efficiently create a parametric model without cre…

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## [I need help modeling a violin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-need-help-modeling-a-violin/32276)

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**Author:** [@Takoyaki](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Takoyaki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-need-help-modeling-a-violin/32276 "2024-06-02T17:06:10Z")

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Hello, I have been trying to solve this problem for an hour. I am trying to create the back plate of the violin using the Loft tool. However, the Loft tool is not working as I expected. Could you please help me figure ou…

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## [How to (not) extrude 90° from a slope?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-not-extrude-90-from-a-slope/32280)

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**Author:** [@automatom](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/automatom)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-not-extrude-90-from-a-slope/32280 "2024-06-02T15:22:01Z")

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So I drew a sketch on a slope that I need to extrude, but naturally it extrudes perpendicular to the angle of the slope. Is there a simple way of getting it to extrude perpendicular to another plane? Or am I going about …

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## [Preference Settings for Drawings (templates)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/preference-settings-for-drawings-templates/32254)

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**Author:** [@Julian\_ZFS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Julian_ZFS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/preference-settings-for-drawings-templates/32254 "2024-06-02T11:47:09Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Every time I start a new Drawing, my first step is to adjust the title block. It would be much faster and less error-prone if i can save a template beforehand. Brief descriptio…

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## [About account recovery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/about-account-recovery/32274)

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**Author:** [@hws](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hws)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/about-account-recovery/32274 "2024-06-02T10:48:28Z")

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Hello, my account was accidentally deleted and reset, now all the model files inside the account are gone, can you help me recover it? These files are really important to me!!! If you can I hope you reply sooner, thanks! …

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## [Sketching: line, circle, etc. get's put near purple guide-points, not onto them](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketching-line-circle-etc-gets-put-near-purple-guide-points-not-onto-them/32236)

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**Author:** [@TomatC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TomatC)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketching-line-circle-etc-gets-put-near-purple-guide-points-not-onto-them/32236 "2024-05-31T22:13:00Z")

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So, these purple guide-points, when i try placing a sketch onto them, it get’s placed around them, not on them. Project/App restart doesn’t help. Nor does exporting the objects as .step and re-importing into fresh projec…

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## [Patterned Holes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patterned-holes/32234)

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**Author:** [@DylanB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DylanB)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patterned-holes/32234 "2024-05-31T17:31:39Z")

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Hi All, Just wondering if someone has a good idea of how to quickly put these holes in my steel beams. I tried two methods on this job. I sketched the holes on the top face of the beam and then cut the holes with an e…

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## [making offset ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-offset/32243)

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**Author:** [@salvo.barbera.st](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/salvo.barbera.st)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-offset/32243 "2024-05-31T17:29:35Z")

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make a spline, make a rectangle, allign them, use sweep, after make fillet, then offset one face, some face and some fillet disappear

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## [How to make a "bulge" for seat cushions?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-a-bulge-for-seat-cushions/19148)

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**Author:** [@jpeskin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jpeskin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-a-bulge-for-seat-cushions/19148 "2024-05-31T14:01:15Z")

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I’m trying to simulate the bulge or slight dome that seat cushions have on couches, and I’m not sure what the best method is? I did figure out one way which is that I made 3 arcs across 3 parallel lines and then Loft be…

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## [Projecting body onto other body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projecting-body-onto-other-body/32237)

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**Author:** [@olemoi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/olemoi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projecting-body-onto-other-body/32237 "2024-05-31T12:37:51Z")

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I’m working on the following model. I want the pillars to be on the face of the round body, as a kind of ‘texture’. I tried the sweep function, but the outer border of the rounded body has no path. The rounded body is a …

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## [Deleteing lines is deleting objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deleteing-lines-is-deleting-objects/32163)

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**Author:** [@dmills541](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmills541)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deleteing-lines-is-deleting-objects/32163 "2024-05-31T07:51:53Z")

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Ok this is odd. i have started a new design and once i get the sketch done and extrude a object from a sketch or project a sketch onto another object i cannot delete the sketch lines. if i do it deletes the object i ext…

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## [App crashes just as it is finishing the last steps of opening my file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashes-just-as-it-is-finishing-the-last-steps-of-opening-my-file/32217)

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**Author:** [@DougLind](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DougLind)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashes-just-as-it-is-finishing-the-last-steps-of-opening-my-file/32217 "2024-05-31T07:15:41Z")

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App crashes just as it is finishing the last steps of opening my file. I am using a 2nd gen iPad Pro. Sometimes (rarely) the. File will open, but then after doing something simple, the app will shut down. When I am able …

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## [Multi-Select Faces](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multi-select-faces/32221)

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**Author:** [@Lester](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lester)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multi-select-faces/32221 "2024-05-30T15:50:18Z")

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I am working from my iPad. I have 100 Hexagons that I want to extrude onto a flat body that is 10mm thick. Essentially, I need 100 Hexagonal holes in the 10mm flat body. The 100 hexagons are 30mm above the flat body a…

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## [Alignment function](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment-function/32212)

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**Author:** [@Rolf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rolf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment-function/32212 "2024-05-30T15:46:02Z")

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Love the alignment function. However, maybe I am missing something as when I align two objects the aligned object is always translated in one direction I can then manually try to correct before accepting. Is there a way …

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## [Sketch disappears](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-disappears/32167)

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**Author:** [@tsdshapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tsdshapr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-disappears/32167 "2024-05-30T14:55:41Z")

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Hi. I used shapr3d in the past and there is a difference in how you extrude from sketches now that is really annoying. I like drawing things first and in the end proceed with extruding the areas. However, if I draw the…

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## [Import issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-issues/32227)

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**Author:** [@APDesignMachine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/APDesignMachine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-issues/32227 "2024-05-30T14:05:12Z")

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I rely heavily on using standard step files for hardware and other parts imported. Only now I can’t import them into an assembly. I have to open a new project to import them, then export as x\_t in order to bring them int…

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## [App crash on Mirror execute](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crash-on-mirror-execute/32225)

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**Author:** [@farzomotorsports](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/farzomotorsports)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crash-on-mirror-execute/32225 "2024-05-30T12:53:45Z")

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Please provide a detailed description of the issue. Provide as much information as possible, including screenshots and/or screen recordings. For screen recording, we recommend using Loom (loom.com), an easy-to-use screen…

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## [Rais individual points vertically](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rais-individual-points-vertically/32150)

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**Author:** [@Simpel99](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Simpel99)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rais-individual-points-vertically/32150 "2024-05-29T21:58:17Z")

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Is there a way to move individual points from a surface vertically or can you draw a line at different heights?

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## [Simplfy mesh on 2D Drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simplfy-mesh-on-2d-drawings/32119)

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**Author:** [@mystik.studio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mystik.studio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simplfy-mesh-on-2d-drawings/32119 "2024-05-29T21:55:36Z")

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When I import a step file of a chair is there a way to remove the extra line and faces from the 2d drawing? As you can see the tables and walls look clean but the chair is a mess. Id rather not use this in production. It…

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